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DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgar...

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Originally appearing in Volume V07, Page 726 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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DACE, DARE, or DART (Leuciscus vulgaris,, or L.. dobula)  , a See also:freshwater See also:fish belonging to the See also:family Cyprinidae . It is an inhabitant of the See also:rivers and streams of See also:Europe See also:north of the See also:Alps, but it is most abundant in those of See also:France and See also:Germany . It prefers clear streams flowing over a gravelly bottom, and deep, still See also:water, keeping See also:close to the bottom in See also:winter but disporting itself near the See also:surface. in the See also:sunshine of summer . It is preyed upon by the larger predaceous fishes of fresh See also:waters, and owing to its silvery See also:appearance is a favourite bait in See also:pike-fishing . The See also:dace is a lively, active fish, of gregarious habits, and exceedingly prolific, depositing its eggs in May, and See also:June at the roots of aquatic See also:plants or in the gravelly beds of the streams it frequents . Its flesh is wholesome, but is not held in much estimation . In appearance it closely resembles the See also:roach, usually attaining a length of 8 or 9 in., with the See also:head and back of a dusky See also:blue See also:colour and the sides of a shining silvery aspect, with numerous dark lines See also:running along the course of the scales . The ventral and anal fins are See also:white, tinged with See also:pale red,; and the dorsal, See also:pectoral and caudal tipped with See also:black . The dace feeds on See also:worms, See also:insects, See also:insect-larvae, and also on See also:vegetable See also:matter . It is abundant in many of the streams of the See also:south of See also:England, but is unknown in See also:Scotland and See also:Ireland . In See also:America. the name of dace is also applied to members of other genera of the family; the " horned dace " (Semnotilus atromaculatus) is a well-known variety .

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